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Can you guess? Of course, it’s incredibly important to feed a great quality diet and ensure our furry friends get plenty of exercise, mental stimulation, and love.  For me though, the [...]

Recently I had the pleasure of talking to the kids at one of my local primary schools about dogs.  We all had a great time and the children were fantastic.  It may have helped that I had vet [...]

Snake Bites can be Deadly There are more than 25 different venomous snakes in Australia.  The mere thought of encountering one makes me do a tiny vomit in my mouth. Almost.  I should definitely [...]

Australian Summer There are bushfires.  This is a part of life for many of us, a risk we accept in order to live the lifestyle of our choosing. The current bushfires along the Great Ocean Road [...]

Raise your hand if you’ve ever fed peanut butter to your dog. I know I have. As a veterinarian, I’ve even recommended it from time to time. Maybe to disguise a sneaky tablet, or even [...]

Winter is Coming! Australian winter. Not exactly drastic compared to some, I know.  When I think of places that get actual freezing temperatures with fluffy white stuff falling from the sky I [...]

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! No dogs were harmed in the taking of this embarrassing photo. How Good is All the Food at Christmas! Christmas is the time for loads of tasty treats, with tables spread as far as [...]

Ixodes Holocyclus With a fancy pants name like that you’d be forgiven for thinking we’re discussing some sort of ancient greek VIP.  Socrates, Aesop, Archimedes, Ixodes…  But [...]

This is Yoshi Well this is a puppy pic of him anyway.  Right from the start he’s been Yoshi - Destroyer of Worlds and Maker of Mischief.  Admittedly he’s grown up a bit now, but [...]

Dogs Need Their Walks You don’t have to be a rocket surgeon to know dogs need their exercise.  My dogs lose their furry little minds if they don’t get out of the backyard every day, [...]

Chocolate Toxicity is Common Like me, most dogs love chocolate.  An Easter chocolate feeding frenzy usually makes me feel a little ill, but for dogs the consequences can be deadly. [...]

Here in Australia the red hot summer is upon us (curse you global warming!!) and last week we had several days in a row of temperatures in the 40s (Celsius, that’s above 104 Fahrenheit [...]

Christmas is the time for loads of tasty treats, with tables spread as far as the eye can see with delicious mountains of food. There's big hearty roasts, decadent desserts, and I personally [...]